As I reached my 75th birthday in July, I felt I needed a challenge in my life, and decided to push myself to do something I have never done before. So on September 10th I am joining some  lovely people from my Slimfit Wokingham group to take on the Thames Towpath Challenge which is a 50km walk from Runnymede  to Henley, where we are all supporting our own individual charities.

My chosen charity is the Alzheimer's Society as my lovely sister was diagnosed with this cruel disease last year and it is upsetting to watch her as she struggles with the confusion and becomes more withdrawn. So I would like to raise as much as I possibly can to go towards research and understanding of this awful disease, that affects so many people. Please, please sponsor me by sending a small donation to this very worthy cause. No matter how small, your donation will make a difference.

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit this page and for any donations. It really means a lot to me.

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